Here’s a hearty list of Appalachian Trail memes.
When you get into the thick of your AT thru-hike, there are certain things you can relate to amongst your fellow thru-hikers, and not so much amongst the rest of humanity. Here’s a handful that come to mind:
You hike 20+ miles every day? You must be in great shape! Umm… No.
Food is food
How you lose all of your civilized social skills
How entitled you get against day-hikers
How much you stop caring about your looks
The moral dilemma when finding trail magic
The struggle of letting go
Webrunning
Virginia blues
The loss of self control
The importance of Vitamin-I
HYOH
How that metabolism really cranks up
Counting the cost
Accepting the risks
The struggle to eat enough calories
Stopping to smell the roses
How some things just don’t seem important anymore
How much we all just want our own bed
We all know a few of these folks
How you can never trust a mileage estimate
What other thru-hiker-isms can you think of? Comment below!
Happy hiking!
– Kris (Motown)
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